Small health and social care contracts for first-time bidders

There are 5 open health and social care tenders a small firm new to public sector work could realistically go for. The soonest closes on 9 November 2026.

Every contract here passes all six checks, taken from the official notice:

• Anyone can bid: it is not a call-off for firms already on a framework
• Worth £100,000 or less
• The buyer hasn't marked it as unsuitable for small firms
• No staff to take over (no TUPE)
• No named accreditations required
• At least 7 days until the deadline

Open now

• Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care, Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA), £50,000, closes 9 November 2026
  The Local Government Association is writing a set of guidance documents (called a playbook) to help councils set up and run complicated arrangements for sharing information. This particular section co
• Smoking Cessation Case Management System (CMS), North East Lincolnshire Borough Council, £90,000, closes 10 November 2026
  North East Lincolnshire Council needs a software system to manage smoking cessation services. The system must track patient progress, record interventions, monitor outcomes, and help the council make
• Tender for the Provision of Fluoride Varnish in Hartlepool Schools, Hartlepool Borough Council, £100,000, closes 17 November 2026
  Hartlepool Borough Council wants a dental provider to design, run and pilot a fluoride varnish programme in around 10 primary schools. Fluoride varnish is a protective coating painted onto children's
• Public Health Access Worker Service, The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, £63,700, closes 27 November 2026
  The City of London Corporation is buying a full-time Health Access Worker service for 12 months, with a maximum budget of £63,700. The worker will help people sleeping rough or in emergency temporary
• Graves Park Animal Farm Veterinary Services, Sheffield City Council, £90,000, closes 31 January 2027
  Sheffield City Council wants to buy veterinary services, meaning animal healthcare, for the animals at Graves Park Animal Farm. The estimated value is £90,000. The notice gives no further detail on ho

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